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Meanings of disapprove of in English

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Usage of disapprove of in English
1
Liberal Catholics mostly disapprove of the decree and have said so freely.
The new yorker
2
He's least popular with African-Americans -88 per cent disapprove of him.
News.com.au
3
They disapprove of abortion, but do not think it should be illegal.
Reuters
4
He had a lot to disapprove of in the intervening twenty years.
Life
5
Plainly, whatever Tuon wanted was something they thought he would disapprove of.
Knife of dreams
6
In fact, I may say I would disapprove of any such proceeding.
The Adventures of Captain Horn
7
Then you approve of the end, though you disapprove of the means.
The Eclipse of Faith; Or, A Visit to a Religious Sceptic
8
Suppose now that the new legions do not disapprove of my resolution.
The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4
9
The company seemed not much to disapprove of me for an associate.
The Vicar of Wakefield
10
But the one thing we disapprove of above all others is infantalisation.
The Guardian
11
I have read quite enough about these books to disapprove of them:
Ghosts: A Domestic Tragedy in Three Acts
12
We disapprove of education by the State-then we are against education altogether.
Essays on Political Economy
13
Rosen would no doubt disapprove of it, but I cannot help that.
Orange and Green: A Tale of the Boyne and Limerick
14
At Samara I decided to do more than passively disapprove of vodka.
The New York Times Current History: the European War, February, ...
15
No, no: I have said nought to disapprove of your present errand.
The Pilot: A Tale of the Sea
16
I learned that even some of her relatives disapprove of her profession.
Reuters
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Disapprove of through the time
Disapprove of across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Less common